 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  01-12-2014, 10:15 PM | #16 | | Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Summerville, SC Posts: 40 |
replaced the front wheel bearings/ hubs. All in all not a bad job. The passenger side bearing was absolute TOAST with the race stuck to the stub axle, needed a puller to get it free. Had a difficult time getting the new hub to slip back on.
Driver's side was easy peasy, lemon squeezy. |  | | | 01-13-2014, 02:00 AM | #17 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Replaced the windshield cowls, fender liners, and then made and installed a custom underpanel fashioned after the JTD design (all this done on Max) __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 01-13-2014, 08:44 AM | #18 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 407 |
Passenger window fell off the track again on the way home tonight (third time in 9 months). A bit cold wearing a t-shirt while driving at night with the window stuck down! My landlord let me use his garage to fix it when I got back so that was good. The forward arm on the regulator was bent over 45 degrees inward  For now the window is back up in the closed position, but I won't be able to use it at all until I get another regulator as it's pretty much beyond repair this time. __________________ 1997 318ti 5-speed Moreagrün
1996 318ti auto Hellrot (retired)
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Quote: Originally Posted by MINIz guy  Perforated leather. Because racecar.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I537 using Tapatalk | Nice, did you re wrap it or did you get a cover? Quote: Originally Posted by Coyoteh Passenger window fell off the track again on the way home tonight (third time in 9 months). A bit cold wearing a t-shirt while driving at night with the window stuck down! My landlord let me use his garage to fix it when I got back so that was good. The forward arm on the regulator was bent over 45 degrees inward For now the window is back up in the closed position, but I won't be able to use it at all until I get another regulator as it's pretty much beyond repair this time. | Same boat but my driver's side. Ordered my regulator from VDO. Stay away from the import ones like URO or Eurasia. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk | | | | | 01-13-2014, 03:38 PM | #20 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 373 |
Quote: Originally Posted by BMW_Hatchback Nice, did you re wrap it or did you get a cover?
Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk | It's one of those covers that you sew on. For less than $8, I am really happy with the outcome. A very thick and padded steering wheel, about the same diameter as my old M5's wheel. I pieced together a bunch of those sewing guides until I got the stitching I wanted without it looking cheap or too loose. You will need more thread than they give you; waxed thread is what they use but strong nylon upholstery thread held up fine for me. __________________ 
2000 M5 -> 1996 318ti -> 1997 328i 
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Left window regulator, oil canister gasket, valve cover gaskets, and upgraded hoses and vac lines. Machine polish and a couple of coats of Griot's Nice day in the garage. | | | | | 01-14-2014, 11:07 PM | #22 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 |
Valve cover and spark plug gaskets, new spark plugs, cabin filters, fresh oil, and K&N filter recharge.
Then Cindy Lou's 330cic broke down 13 miles from home. Ugh __________________ 
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 01-19-2014, 04:31 AM | #23 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Installed my other custom underpanel and wheel studs on Roddy. Discovered Max has a power steering leak... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 01-20-2014, 12:35 AM | #24 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 |
Clay barred all the windows outside and inside using meguire's liquid detailer as a lubricant. It improved the looks and visibility. Then I tried to buff out some scratches with cerium oxide paste...no luck. John | | | | | 01-20-2014, 02:20 AM | #25 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sag Harbor, NY Posts: 192 |
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^^Nice!
Installed another instrument cluster. This one is perfect. My car has 179,xxx miles on it. This new cluster read 199,990 and has the tamper light on. Tried the reset method...failed to work. __________________
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 01-20-2014, 05:39 PM | #27 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sag Harbor, NY Posts: 192 |
drove it, finaly | | | | | 01-20-2014, 06:41 PM | #28 | | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 |
replaced my left window regulator, VDO replacement  | | | | | 01-23-2014, 08:20 PM | #29 | | Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 90 |
Wrapped my pillar covers since they were peeling. $5 fix. The tab broke, so I used a screw and a screw cover (Pic 2).   | | | | | 01-24-2014, 04:17 AM | #30 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 |
Refreshed the look of my stock muffler. Sourced a steel muffler coupling from Auto Zone, just slightly larger in diameter that the stock tip. Polished it on a buffing wheel to chrome color, then flattened one end slightly so the resulting tension between the stock tip and the now shiny coupling would bind the two together without any hardware. Slide it on the stock tip; adjust the length protruding from the bumper to suit your taste; and your done. | | | | | |
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